Newburgh Interfaith Emergency Housing Incorporated opened Project L.I.F.E., (Living Independently For Everyone) in 1993 as a N.Y.S. licensed Tier II shelter to provide transitional housing for homeless families who are Residents of Orange County.
Project L.I.F.E. has provided housing and support services to over one thousand families with an overall success rate of 85%, placing families in permanent housing within a six month time frame.
National
In January 2020, there were 580,466 people experiencing homelessness on our streets and in shelters in America. Most were individuals (70 percent), and the rest 30 percent were people in families with children. They lived in every state and territory, and they include people from every gender, racial, and ethnic group. However, some groups are far more likely than others to become homeless.
State
New York State has the second highest rate of family homelessness in the nation.
Local
In the January 2018 shelter count there were 80 families residing in OC shelters with 165 children in families below the age of 18.
Project L.I.F.E. is a transitional shelter for sixteen homeless families referred by the Orange County Department of Social Services. Families stay in their own furnished apartments and are given bedding, bath, kitchen and household items.
Project L.I.F.E. believes that a home like environment empowers families…
Case Managers provide advocacy, advice and encouragement….
Families are housed in a safe and supportive community…
Project L.I.F.E. provides child care for the families in the program…
184 First Street provides low income housing for single parents with one child who have completed the Project L.I.F.E. program
Rapid Rehousing provides case management and financial assistance to move households from shelters to permanent housing